Ventilating device



Nw. 27, H92.

R. R. RUSSELL ET AL,

VENT ILATING DEVI CE Filje-. 192? S11/Denton Patented Nov. 27, 1928.,

PATENT FEE.

RALPH ROLLO RUSSELL AND JHN STEPHEN WHITE, F PADUCAH, KENTUCKY.

VENTILATING DEVICE.

Application filed June 3, 1925. Serial No. 34,700.-

The present invention relates to window ventilation for closed automob1lesa1rsh1ps, railroad cars and other closed vehicles or conveyances, and aims to providev a novel and or sleet blowing into the improved window structure permitting of ventilation over the panel, pane or glass, when same is lowered slightly, without rain, snow vehicle or conveyance, and without permitting a strong draft through the vehicle when there are high winds.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a window construction. having a depending bailie or shieldtherein to extend downwardly in front of the upper edge of the panel, pane or glass and permitting ventilation over said anel, a pane or glasslwhen it is lowered sliglitly, without rain, snow, sleet or strong winds blowing into the vehicle.

view, which will e apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the constructlonand arrangement of parts, as here-- inafter described and claimed, it bein un-v derstood that changes can be made within the scope of what is claimed, f ing from the spiritof the invention.'

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is an outside elevation 'of the upper portion of a window construction, such .as

used 1n an automobile door, having the invention built therein thereof. l

. Figs. 2 and 3 are sections on the respective lines 2 2 and 3 3 of Fig. 1. p

As illustrated, the improvements are embodied in the window construction of the door of a closed automobile, but it will be apparent that the improvements ma also be used in the window constructions oiyairships, railroad cars, and other vehicles and conveyances.

The door or window frame comprises the jambs 14 and upper rail or cross bar 15 vsecured to the upper ends of the jambs, the frame being usually made of wood. A glass or other transparent panel, pane or plate 16 is slidable vertically within the window opening, and may be lowered for purpose of ventilation, as well known. As shown, the vertical or side edge portions of the anel 16 move in guide strips 17 of felt, rug cushioning material, and a similar strip 18 is as a permanent part With the foregoing and other objects in' without depart# baille strong winds from the interior of the vehicle Ior conveyance, it being noted that the portion 25 ber or other disposed up against the rail 15 to receive the upper edge of the panel when it is raised to closed position. The strips 17 bear against the jaxubs 14, and stop strips 19 are secured to the jambs 14 ahd rail 15 to hold the strips 17 and 18 in place. A- sheet or plate 20 of suitable metal is secured to the outer side of the jambs 14 and rail usual facing for the door or window, and the vertical edgeportions thereof adjacent to the window openlng are bent back inwardly, as at 21, to* provide stops for holding the strips 17 in place, as seen in Fig. 3. v

The structure described up to this point is well known in the art, and in carrymg out t-he invention the sheet or plate 20 has a depending portion 22 extendmg for a distance below the rail 15, with a portion 23 bent back ling manufacture with small additional expense.

Thebaiiie 24 is spaced from the panel 16, so that when the panel 16 is lowered slightly, as seen in Fig. 2, this will permit of ventilation over the panel and under the baille. The will exclude rain, 'sleet, snow and of the window opening is of less height below the baille `24 than the portion 26 of the opening in which the panel 16 moves; The

so that said bale orv titl 15, as usual, to provide the panel 16 may of course be lowered further down during clear weather, but during storm it is possible to obtain ventilation by raisin the panel to bring its upper edge behind t e baille 24, without the elements entering the vehicle, and without completely closing the window so as to render the vehicle stuiiy,'uncomfortable and unhealthy-to the occupants.

The baille 24 is intended especially to be built in new window structures, and the depending baille or shield depends from the upper rail of the frame and is substantially flush with the vertical plane of the outer surface of t-he window or door frame. The baiiie, therefore, does not constitute an objectionable obstrucmo y window.

tion and does not mar the appearance .of the The bailie is located within the normal thickness of the window frame.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is In a vehicle door, a frame provided with an opening and with an upper cross member, the upper cross member having a longitudinal slot, a shield secured to the cross member and having a U-shaped member at the lower edge thereof, the free end of the U-shaped portion extending upwardly and received Within the slot in the cross memberythe shield including 'a portion which extends upwardly and over the top of the cross member, a transparent closure, means for supporting and moving said closure in spaced relation with the shield, said shield extending downwardly for a portion of the length of the opening.

ln testimony whereof we hereunto aiix our 20 signatures.

RALPH ROLLO RUSSELL. JOHN STEPHEN WHITE. 

